The 2022 mid-term election will be considered historical for Democrats, because in the Senate, there was no seats loss and they still are in power. The Republicans were expecting a red wave of political power, and the Democrats were going to lose the Senate and 15 to 20 seats in the House. The political experts and the political pundits were wrong, and President Biden fooled the media and America.
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As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock of what we’ve learned. There are many takeaways from the elections this year – and here are a few that top the list for me.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Homeless Outreach Team works tirelessly to link displaced community members with the social services necessary to start anew and get back on their feet. Focused on providing care and assistance, the team has at least one specialist in every BSO district working full-time to support and assist these individuals.
America’s democracy, as imperfect as it has been throughout its history, remains a banner for freedom and liberty for people throughout the world. The mantra that extols democracy’s virtuous tenets reads, “the pendulum of democracy swings ever so slowly towards a more perfect Union.” Yet, it’s the very attempts to nudge this pendulum forward and more hastily that triggers democracy’s greatest attacks.
Black Free Speech is Different
Many Americans don’t know what to believe, and many may not vote because everyone is not telling the truth. Many Americans believe their vote does not count, but your vote is your voice. Get help, ask questions, educate yourself, and show up and vote.
But today’s Supreme Court is different. It’s dominated by far-right justices who have made it clear they don’t share this view. Chief Justice John Roberts’s famous quote, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race,” sums it up: conservatives believe affirmative action is at best unnecessary and at worst just another type of discrimination. Some conservatives would like to retire affirmative action because they claim it’s accomplished everything it set out to do. But it hasn’t. Not even close.
America having opened its arms to Cubans fleeing Castro’s regime beginning in 1959 thru 1990 welcomed more than 1.4 million refugees. By 1994, the Cuban Migration reached a crisis. The crisis was not that of a burden but how to process the new arrivals and how to provide for their transition from Castro’s Communist regime to life in this Country. President Eisenhower Republican, 1960, authorized the Cuban Refugee Program; thus, paving the way for billions budgeted to cover this influx refugees.
Had Obama, as the forty-fourth president, behaved exactly as Trump, there would have been demand for his indictment. Neither political party would have focused on his state of mind or intent. Rather, the thought more likely would’ve been, “How dare he, as a Black man, have the audacity to attack our government?” Instead of lock him up, the calls by conservatives would’ve been, “let’s lynch him!” That ungrateful son- of- a – birther!”
Unmotivated and discouraged are two words one could use to describe the feelings of U.S students regarding this year’s midterm election. Many students, especially upperclassmen, are currently in a period of intense focus, attempting to finish up strongly in the classroom as the fall semester concludes. With grades being their highest priority, a great number of students simply feel as if they don’t have the time to commit to researching and educating themselves about the candidates running, or the policies they bring along. For other students, uncertainty and a lack of voting experience are the main deterring factors.